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Yvonne Maria Schaefer is an actress and a film producer currently living in New York City, she was born and was raised in Frankfurt Main Germany. Early on in her career she began as a model and actress. As a child she studied ballet, while also acting in theater productions. Later on Yvonne worked internationally.In the 1990´s meanwhile studying at the Goethe University in Frankfurt / Germany, Yvonne focused more intently on her acting career and studied drama. During her studies, she worked in numerous Films, TV Series and plays. She also sang background vocals for various bands including Vanessa Mae and Joe Cocker. Through her passion and participation in extreme sports, the Maxim Lifestyle Magazine voted Yvonne Maria Schaefer as the "Action Girl".After living part time in Asia and Spain, she moved in 2008 to New York City and founded the Film Production Company YMC Films. In the States Yvonne Maria Schaefer has been successfully working as both, an actress and a producer.

Yvonne Maria Schaefer has the award-winning female lead in the highly lauded festival film CHECKMATE KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER (2013). The cast includes Manny Perez (The Ministers, La Soga, Homeland) and William Sadler (Iron Man 3, The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption). Further Films with Yvonne are LILY OF THE FEAST with Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas, Dick Tracy) and Tony Lobianco (French Connection, The Juror), directed by Federico Castelluccio (The Sopranos, Pink Panther 2, Made) and APT. 5K with Mel Gorham (Carlito´s way, Smoke) and Yvonne in the role of Eve.

Yvonne is the co-producer for the psychological thriller, THE CHILD (2012), an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Sebastian Fitzek. The cast includes Eric Roberts , Peter Greene, Dieter Hallervorden, Sunny Mabrey and Ben Becker among others. In this film Yvonne plays the role of Sophie Stern, Eric Roberts’s characters ex-wife. She also stars in the Texas film production VOODOO as Sarah Bright and in the film MI HIJO with Daniel Margotta (Carlito's Way), directed by John Hoyt.

In the 2016 feature film "THE BROOKLYN BANKER", Yvonne has a notable scene with David Proval

Further films Yvonne filmed in 2016 are the feature film PIZZA JOINT with Noel Gugliemi and the two New York TV Pilots "OUTCALL" directed by Federico Castelluccio and LITTLE WEST 12th STREET directed by Roberto Monticello.

In 2012 Yvonne founded a second company, the YMC Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt / Germany, focusing on Film and Music Productions.